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NOTIFICATION OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Annual General Meeting of JRS Australia Incorporated will be held on Wednesday 5th June 2019 at The Garvan Institute, 384 Victoria St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010 starting at 4 pm. According to the Constitution, Associate…

Each year JRS Australia’s policy and advocacy team are invited to provide evidence, expert input and recommendations to government, parliamentary, departmental or statutory body inquiries into aspects immigration, refugees, and asylum policy. Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Consultations on Australia’s…

Want to read JRS’ quarterly print newsletter, Link, online? Read the latest issue – Autumn 2019 – here>>> This newsletter features: JRS in the Community. JRS’s engagement with the community. How to get involved with JRS to support and empower people seeking…

At JRS Australia, we have worked with more than fifty children, women, and men who have been medically evacuated from Manus Island and Nauru over the last few years. We have seen first hand how sick people had become on…

The winter in Syria continues to be rather harsh. The displaced, without sufficient access to appropriate lodging and heating, continue to suffer. Essential commodities are not easily available; and whenever they are, then prices are astronomical.

On the occasion of Universal Children’s Day on November 20th, we echo Pope Francis’ appeal “to adopt every possible measure to guarantee the protection and safety of child migrants.” In this time of epic human displacement, “children constitute the most vulnerable group, because as they face the life ahead of them, they are invisible and voiceless”.

Jesuit Refugee Service Australia (JRS) welcomes today’s announcement by the Australian government that some refugees on Nauru and Manus Island will be resettled in the United States. The one-off arrangement for recognised refugees on Nauru and Manus Island will prioritise the resettlement of women, children, and family groups, but will also include male refugees on Manus Island. The government has so far provided no timeframes or specific details on the number of people who will be eligible.